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=
1 1
ln
(6)
S
L
u
T
m
m
Y
Y
K = =
(7)
Where K is equilibrium constant, Y
T
is yield percent of oil
at temperature T, Y
u
is percent of oil remaining in Neem
seed, m
L
is amount of Neem oil in liquid at equilibrium
temperature T, m
S
is amount of Neem oil in solid at
equilibrium temperature T, R is gas constant, while H ,
S , and G are enthalpy, entropy, and free energy of
extraction, respectively.
The values of K and for extraction of Neem
oil using n-hexane and ethanol as solvents were calculated
using Eqs. (6) and (7) are given in Tables 3 and 4. The
values of enthalpy and entropy of extraction are given in
Table-5. The negative values of indicate that the
extraction of Neem oil using n-hexane and ethanol are
spontaneous process. The positive value of enthalpy
indicates that the process is endothermic and requires
energy during process.
G
G
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Table-3. Equilibrium constant of Neem oil extraction using n-hexane and ethanol.
Equilibrium constant (K)
0.85-1.40
mm 0.71-0.85 mm 0.425-0.71 mm
T
(K)
1/T
(1/K)
n-Hexane Ethanol n-Hexane Ethanol n-Hexane Ethanol
303 0.00330033 3.3872 4.3516 3.1268 4.5351 2.9447 4.7401
308 0.003246753 4.3930 5.5650 3.7434 6.1347 3.7062 6.9640
313 0.003194888 5.6973 6.4991 4.7115 7.0235 4.3930 8.1721
318 0.003144654 6.9588 10.840 5.6973 11.9598 4.8067 14.9827
323 0.003095975 8.4149 20.2028 6.5535 29.7037 5.5845 55.4572
Table-4. Free energy of Neem oil extraction using n-hexane and ethanol.
G (J /mol)
0.85-1.40
mm 0.71-0.85 mm 0.425-0.71 mm
T
(K)
1/T
(1/K)
n-Hexane Ethanol n-Hexane Ethanol n-Hexane Ethanol
303 0.00330033 -2663.0574 -4298.1595 -2759.5630 -4425.2737 -3252.0303 -4562.6751
308 0.003246753 -3336.3060 -5158.0664 -3232.9716 -5485.8683 -3515.1134 -5928.8767
313 0.003194888 -3714.3888 -5777.2473 -3910.6174 -6056.1254 -4413.4913 -6627.2622
318 0.003144654 -3962.3262 -7951.8484 -4137.4696 -8437.8957 -5054.1845 -9763.0717
323 0.003095975 -4298.2758 -12855.1204 -4723.4840 -13370.9323 -5451.8852 -16968.0632
Table-5. Enthalpy and entropy of Neem oil extraction using n-hexane and ethanol at various particle size.
H (J /mol) S (J /mol)
Particle size
(mm)
n-Hexane Ethanol n-Hexane Ethanol
0.85-1.40
37.03
115505.1730
0.13
392.0458
0.71-0.85
31.02
86687.0813
0.11
299.2475
0.425-0.71
25.33
75340.2695
0.09
263.7695
CONCLUSIONS
The maximum yield obtained from extraction of
neem oil research were 44.29% for n-hexane and 41.11%
for ethanol at 50C and 0.425-0.71 mm particle size.
Based on psycho-chemical characteristics analysis,
increasing temperature decreased iodine value but
increased saponification, acid, and peroxide value which
means increasing temperature increased neem oil yield but
decreased neem oil quality. This extraction follows first
order kinetic with smaller value as decrease of
temperature. It also found that
a k.
H is positive, S is
positive, and is negative indicating that this process
are endotermic, irreversible, and spontaneous.
G
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The authors are grateful for the financial support
from TPSDP (Technological and Professional Skills
Development Sector Project, ADB Loan No. 1792-INO)
from Chemical Engineering Department of Widya
Mandala Catholic University Surabaya, Indonesia.
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